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World's Best Poetry, Volume 4: The Higher Life (Part 1)

The fourth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, includes many notable religious and devotional poems and hymns from across the centuries, covering subjects such as God; Christ; the Holy Spirit; prayer and aspiration; faith; hope; love; service; the Sabbath; worship; and creed. It also includes an introductory essay to the volume by Congregational pastor and progressive writer Washington Gladden (1836-1918). - Summary by Tomas Peter

Year of Publication: 1904Genres: Anthologies

Running Time: 07 hours 48 minutes 43 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Religion and Poetry by Washington Gladden Sonia	19:58
2	Song: From 'Pippa Passes' by Robert Browning Leanne Yau	0:57
3	A Passage in the Life of Saint Augustine by Anonymous Tomas Peter	2:45
4	Meditations of a Hindu Prince by Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall Tomas Peter	5:17
5	Brahma by Ralph Waldo Emerson Craig Franklin	1:18
6	Hymn to Zeus by Cleanthes Sonia	4:23
7	Te Deum Laudamus: A Version from the American Episcopal Church Prayer-Book by Anonymous Tomas Peter	4:11
8	The Universal Prayer by Alexander Pope Tomas Peter	3:12
9	Ode: From 'The Spectator' by Joseph Addison Leanne Yau	1:32
10	Lord! When Those Glorious Lights I See (Hymn and Prayer for the Use of Believers) by George Wither Leanne Yau	1:54
11	Hymn before Sunrise, in the Vale of Chamouni by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Jason in Panama	6:09
12	The Hills of the Lord by William Channing Gannett Sonia	2:20
13	Sunrise by Charles Tennyson Turner Tomas Peter	1:25
14	God and Man: From the 'Essay on Man,' Epistles I and IV by Alexander Pope Jason in Panama	5:22
15	Light Shining out of Darkness by William Cowper Leanne Yau	1:25
16	God by Gavriíl Románovitch Dershávin Craig Franklin	6:34
17	God Is Everywhere by Robert Nicoll Leanne Yau	2:19
18	Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep by Emma Hart Willard Tomas Peter	2:23
19	Good-bye by Ralph Waldo Emerson Craig Franklin	2:06
20	Our God, Our Help in Ages Past by Isaac Watts Leanne Yau	2:34
21	A Mighty Fortress Is Our God ('Ein' Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott') by Martin Luther Jason in Panama	1:24
22	Delight in God by Francis Quarles Jason in Panama	3:42
23	The Will of God by Frederick William Faber Leanne Yau	2:42
24	The Voyage by Caroline Atherton Mason Sonia	1:39
25	The Love of God by Eliza Scudder Jason in Panama	1:45
26	Praise to God by Anna Lætitia Barbauld Leanne Yau	3:12
27	Lead, Kindly Light by John Henry Newman Craig Franklin	1:32
28	The Eternal Goodness by John Greenleaf Whittier Craig Franklin	4:21
29	Strong Son of God, Immortal Love: From the Introduction of 'In Memoriam' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Leanne Yau	4:54
30	O Little Town of Bethlehem by Phillips Brooks Leanne Yau	3:04
31	The Angels' Song by Edmund Hamilton Sears Leanne Yau	2:01
32	Epiphany by Reginald Heber Craig Franklin	1:44
33	On the Morning of Christ's Nativity by John Milton Leanne Yau	11:44
34	A Christmas Hymn by Alfred Domett Jason in Panama	2:54
35	Tryste Noël by Louise Imogen Guiney Sonia	1:37
36	The Flight into Egypt (A Ballad) by Francis Mahony (Father Prout) Sonia	4:15
37	Cana by James Freeman Clarke Sonia	1:23
38	The Lost Sheep ('The Ninety and Nine') by Elizabeth Cecilia Clephane Sonia	2:13
39	De Sheepfol' by Sarah Pratt McLean Greene Tomas Peter	1:49
40	The Good Shepherd with the Kid by Matthew Arnold Leanne Yau	1:21
41	Two Sayings by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Jason in Panama	1:19
42	A Ballad of Trees and the Master by Sidney Lanier Leanne Yau	1:11
43	Stabat Mater Dolorosa by Fra Jacopone Craig Franklin	3:22
44	Myrrh-Bearers by Margaret Junkin Preston Craig Franklin	2:57
45	Litany by Sir Robert Grant Sonia	2:08
46	The Christ by Richard Chenevix Trench Craig Franklin	1:20
47	Abide with Me by Henry Francis Lyte Tomas Peter	5:27
48	The Disciples after the Ascension by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Sonia	3:20
49	Wrestling Jacob by Charles Wesley Tomas Peter	4:43
50	The Conversion of Saint Paul by John Keble Leanne Yau	5:01
51	'Rock of Ages' by Edward H. Rice Sonia	3:49
52	Art Thou Weary? by Saint Stephen the Sabaite Tomas Peter	1:51
53	When Gathering Clouds around I View by Sir Robert Grant Tomas Peter	3:19
54	The Star of Bethlehem by Henry Kirke White Sonia	1:44
55	Love to Christ: From 'An Hymne of Heavenly Love' by Edmund Spenser Craig Franklin	2:21
56	The Way, the Truth, and the Life by Theodore Parker Jason in Panama	1:24
57	Knocking, Ever Knocking by Harriet Beecher Stowe Sonia	3:30
58	To-morrow by Lope de Vega Leanne Yau	1:29
59	I Gave My Life for Thee by Frances Ridley Havergal Tomas Peter	3:06
60	Jesus Shall Reign by Isaac Watts Leanne Yau	1:14
61	Messiah: A Sacred Eclogue, in Imitation of Virgil's Pollio by Alexander Pope Tomas Peter	8:10
62	Dies Iræ by Thomas à Celano Sonia	3:41
63	My God, I Love Thee by Saint Francis Xavier Jason in Panama	1:42
64	Veni Creator Spiritus by Saint Gregory Tomas Peter	3:01
65	Veni Sancte Spiritus by King Robert II of France Sonia	2:17
66	O Fire of God, the Comforter ('O Ignis Spiritus Paracliti') by Saint Hildegard Jason in Panama	2:34
67	The Holy Spirit by Robert Herrick Tomas Peter	4:02
68	Hope of the Human Heart: From 'Anima Mundi' by Richard Monckton Milnes (Lord Houghton) Leanne Yau	1:11
69	What is Prayer? by James Montgomery Leanne Yau	2:02
70	The Time for Prayer by Georgiana Bennett Craig Franklin	2:07
71	Seasons of Prayer by Henry Ware, Jr. Tomas Peter	4:11
72	Exhortation to Prayer by Margaret Mercer Jason in Panama	2:54
73	Prayer and Repentance: From 'Hamlet,' Act III. Sc. 3 by William Shakespeare Sonia	3:19
74	The Caliph and Satan (Versified from Tholuck's Translation out of the Persian) by James Freeman Clarke Tomas Peter	5:12
75	Darkness Is Thinning by Saint Gregory the Great Craig Franklin	1:14
76	Praise by George Herbert Leanne Yau	1:15
77	Prayer by Mary, Queen of Hungary Craig Franklin	1:37
78	Desire by Matthew Arnold Tomas Peter	3:24
79	Why Thus Longing? by Harriet Winslow Sewall Sonia	2:48
80	Prayer and Answer by Oliver Huckel Jason in Panama	2:16
81	The Aim by Charles G.D. Roberts Sonia	1:13
82	The Love of God Supreme by Gerhard Tersteegen Sonia	2:57
83	In a Lecture-Room by Arthur Hugh Clough Tomas Peter	1:19
84	From the Recesses of a Lowly Spirit by Sir John Bowring Craig Franklin	1:26
85	The Higher Good by Theodore Parker Leanne Yau	1:14
86	Ascription by Charles G.D. Roberts Tomas Peter	1:33
87	O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee by Washington Gladden Leanne Yau	1:37
88	Faith by George Santayana Sonia	1:16
89	The Fight of Faith by Anne Askewe Sonia	3:04
90	Doubt and Faith: From 'In Memoriam,' XCV by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Tomas Peter	2:01
91	My Times Are in Thy Hand by Christopher Newman Hall Craig Franklin	2:45
92	A Mystical Ecstasy by Francis Quarles Sonia	1:34
93	The Mystic's Vision by Mathilde Blind Tomas Peter	3:14
94	The Call by George Herbert Leanne Yau	0:59
95	Hope: From 'The Pleasures of Hope' by Thomas Campbell Craig Franklin	2:48
96	A Query by Edmund Whytehead Howson Sonia	2:23
97	Humility by James Montgomery Leanne Yau	1:19
98	King Robert of Sicily by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Sonia	13:00
99	Service: From 'Pippa Passes' by Robert Browning Tomas Peter	1:18
100	The Two Angels by John Greenleaf Whittier Sonia	2:30
101	The Self-Exiled by Walter C. Smith Sonia	6:27
102	Sympathy: From 'Ion,' Act I. Sc. 2 by Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd Tomas Peter	1:31
103	Sir Galahad by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Craig Franklin	4:29
104	Flowers without Fruit by John Henry Newman Sonia	1:02
105	Santa Filomena (Florence Nightingale) by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Sonia	2:28
106	In the Air by Lucy Larcom Sonia	1:35
107	Soggarth Aroon by John Banim Sonia	2:20
108	The Vision of Sir Launfal by James Russell Lowell Sonia	19:34
109	The Sister of Charity by Gerald Joseph Griffen Tomas Peter	4:37
110	What I Live For by George Linnæus Banks Sonia	2:07
111	If We Had but a Day by Mary Lowe Dickinson Sonia	1:28
112	Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt Sonia	1:39
113	Love by Charles Francis Richardson Sonia	1:22
114	Sunday Morning Bells by Dinah M. Mulock Craik Craig Franklin	1:23
115	Sabbath Hymn on the Mountains by John Stuart Blackie Tomas Peter	2:58
116	The Sabbath Morning by John Leyden Tomas Peter	1:31
117	The Poor Man's Day: From 'The Sabbath' by James Grahame Sonia	3:31
118	The Sabbath of the Soul by Anna Lætitia Barbauld Craig Franklin	1:04
119	Vesper Hymn by Samuel Longfellow Leanne Yau	1:12
120	Vesper Hymn by Eliza Scudder Leanne Yau	2:08
121	Amazing, Beauteous Change! by Philip Doddridge Craig Franklin	2:11
122	The Word by William Walsham How Leanne Yau	1:36
123	The Chimes of England by Arthur Cleveland Coxe Tomas Peter	3:24
124	The Old Village Choir by Benjamin F. Taylor Leanne Yau	3:16
125	A Lancashire Doxology by Dinah M. Mulock Craik Craig Franklin	1:55
126	Rebecca's Hymn: From 'Ivanhoe' by Sir Walter Scott Sonia	2:13
127	The Book of God by Horatius Bonar Leanne Yau	2:10
128	The Meeting by John Greenleaf Whittier Sonia	12:09
129	The Living Temple by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sonia	3:10
130	Of Hym that Togyder wyll Serve Two Maysters by Sebastian Brandt Craig Franklin	2:43
131	Religion and Doctrine by John Hay Leanne Yau	2:56
132	Rabbi Ben Ezra by Robert Browning Sonia	11:11
133	The Religion of Hudibras: From 'Hudibras,' Part I by Samuel Butler Craig Franklin	1:54
134	The Problem by Ralph Waldo Emerson Tomas Peter	4:21
135	On an Infant (Which Died before Baptism) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Sonia	0:53
136	What Was His Creed? by Anonymous Sonia	2:33
137	The Philosopher Toad by Rebecca S. Nichols Sonia	3:36
138	Her Creed by Sarah Knowles Bolton Sonia	1:53
139	My Creed by Alice Cary Leanne Yau	1:33
140	Give Me Thy Heart by Adelaide Anne Procter Sonia	4:38
141	O, May I Join the Choir Invisible! by Marian Evans Lewes Cross (George Eliot) Tomas Peter	3:05
142	O Yet We Trust that Somehow Good: From 'In Memoriam,' LIII by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Craig Franklin	1:34
143	Day Breaks by Charles Mackay Tomas Peter	4:33
144	My Home: A Thanksgiving to God for a House in the Green Parish of Devonshire by Robert Herrick Craig Franklin	2:42
145	Peace by George Herbert Sonia	2:39
146	Peace by Frances Ridley Havergal Sonia	2:50
147	Living Waters by Caroline S. Spencer Tomas Peter	1:53
148	Devotion by Philip Massinger Leanne Yau	0:44
149	The Seaside Well by Anonymous Craig Franklin	3:43
150	Ultima Veritas by Washington Gladden Sonia	1:48
151	The End of the Play by William Makepeace Thackeray Sonia	4:53
152	The New Year: From 'In Memoriam,' CV by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Craig Franklin	2:00
153	Life by Jones Very Leanne Yau	1:16